I'm making a character that uses (among other things) blade rush, and I have a couple questions.
1) this is for an earth kineticist with earth glide. Can the movement be underground at any point?
2) what if the target is 20' away, do I have to move the full 30' before making the attack?
For reference:
Blade Rush
Source Psychic Anthology pg. 20
Talent Link Link
Element universal; Type form infusion; Level 2; Burn 2
Prerequisite kinetic blade
Associated Blasts any
Saving Throw none
You use your element’s power to instantly move 30 feet in any direction (even straight up), manifest a kinetic blade, and attack once. You gain a +2 bonus on the attack roll and take a –2 penalty to your AC until the start of your next turn. The movement doesn’t provoke attacks of opportunity, though activating blade rush does. If you have the kinetic whip infusion, you can manifest a kinetic whip instead of a kinetic blade at the end of your movement by increasing the burn cost of this infusion by 1. The blade or whip vanishes instantly after the rush.
1: If you can move 'in any direction (even straight up)', then with earth glide you could move straight down. Or similarly thru earth.
2: Apparently yes, you need to move exactly 30'. I'm not sure whether that's intended or an oversight but I suspect the latter.
I’d have concerns about the “line of sight”. Tremor sense may get around that though.
I’m pretty sure the intention was meant to be “up to” 30 feet, but it doesn’t actually say that.